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Table of Contents
Welcome 2
How to Complete Your Contract 3
7 X 7 Scoreboard 4
Week 1 8
Week 2 15
Week 3 22
Week 4 29
Week 5 36
Week 6 43
Week 7 50
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WELCOME TO THE 7 HABITS 7 X 7 CONTRACT
Over the next seven weeks you will have the chance
to dramatically improve your life through living the
7 Habits By the time yoursquore done you will have
improved a key relationship achieved an important
goal at work developed the habit of weekly planningcompleted and polished your Personal Mission
Statement and much more By committing yourself
to carry out this contract for seven weeks you can
transform your life by dedicating only a few minutes
a day Remember out of small steps great things are
accomplished
This booklet contains everything you need to
complete your contract You can also find the contract
on the Living the 7 Habits app
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7 X 7 SCOREBOARD
Herersquos an overview of the daily activities for completing
your 7 X 7 Contract Place a check mark in the circle
when you complete each dayrsquos activity
Week
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
1
Plan YourWeek
Refine Your
MissionStatement Set a Goal
2Plan Your
Week
Practice
Empathic
Listening
Have a
Proactive
Day
3Plan Your
Week
Balance Your
Roles
Speak
Proactively
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Start
AchievingYour Goal Make aDeposit
Rate Your
Openness toDifferences Make-UpDay
Take Down
the Barriers
Leverage the
Strengths of
Others
Rethink a
Relationship
Make-Up
Day
Seek to Be
Understood
Live in
Quadrant 2
Rethink Your
Work
Write a
21-Day
Letter
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Share Your
Mission
Statement
Be a
Transition
Person Apologize
Make-Up
Day
Delegate
Tame Your
Technology
Get Clear on
the End in
Mind
Make-Up
Day
Get toSynergy
Model
a GoodCharacter Forgive
Make-UpDay
Finish Your
Mission
Statement
Live Your
Mission De-stress
Write a
Victory
Letter
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Week 1 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity it would be this Plan
your week each week before the week beginsrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Table of Contents
Welcome 2
How to Complete Your Contract 3
7 X 7 Scoreboard 4
Week 1 8
Week 2 15
Week 3 22
Week 4 29
Week 5 36
Week 6 43
Week 7 50
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WELCOME TO THE 7 HABITS 7 X 7 CONTRACT
Over the next seven weeks you will have the chance
to dramatically improve your life through living the
7 Habits By the time yoursquore done you will have
improved a key relationship achieved an important
goal at work developed the habit of weekly planningcompleted and polished your Personal Mission
Statement and much more By committing yourself
to carry out this contract for seven weeks you can
transform your life by dedicating only a few minutes
a day Remember out of small steps great things are
accomplished
This booklet contains everything you need to
complete your contract You can also find the contract
on the Living the 7 Habits app
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7 X 7 SCOREBOARD
Herersquos an overview of the daily activities for completing
your 7 X 7 Contract Place a check mark in the circle
when you complete each dayrsquos activity
Week
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
1
Plan YourWeek
Refine Your
MissionStatement Set a Goal
2Plan Your
Week
Practice
Empathic
Listening
Have a
Proactive
Day
3Plan Your
Week
Balance Your
Roles
Speak
Proactively
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Start
AchievingYour Goal Make aDeposit
Rate Your
Openness toDifferences Make-UpDay
Take Down
the Barriers
Leverage the
Strengths of
Others
Rethink a
Relationship
Make-Up
Day
Seek to Be
Understood
Live in
Quadrant 2
Rethink Your
Work
Write a
21-Day
Letter
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Share Your
Mission
Statement
Be a
Transition
Person Apologize
Make-Up
Day
Delegate
Tame Your
Technology
Get Clear on
the End in
Mind
Make-Up
Day
Get toSynergy
Model
a GoodCharacter Forgive
Make-UpDay
Finish Your
Mission
Statement
Live Your
Mission De-stress
Write a
Victory
Letter
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Week 1 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity it would be this Plan
your week each week before the week beginsrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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WELCOME TO THE 7 HABITS 7 X 7 CONTRACT
Over the next seven weeks you will have the chance
to dramatically improve your life through living the
7 Habits By the time yoursquore done you will have
improved a key relationship achieved an important
goal at work developed the habit of weekly planningcompleted and polished your Personal Mission
Statement and much more By committing yourself
to carry out this contract for seven weeks you can
transform your life by dedicating only a few minutes
a day Remember out of small steps great things are
accomplished
This booklet contains everything you need to
complete your contract You can also find the contract
on the Living the 7 Habits app
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7 X 7 SCOREBOARD
Herersquos an overview of the daily activities for completing
your 7 X 7 Contract Place a check mark in the circle
when you complete each dayrsquos activity
Week
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
1
Plan YourWeek
Refine Your
MissionStatement Set a Goal
2Plan Your
Week
Practice
Empathic
Listening
Have a
Proactive
Day
3Plan Your
Week
Balance Your
Roles
Speak
Proactively
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Start
AchievingYour Goal Make aDeposit
Rate Your
Openness toDifferences Make-UpDay
Take Down
the Barriers
Leverage the
Strengths of
Others
Rethink a
Relationship
Make-Up
Day
Seek to Be
Understood
Live in
Quadrant 2
Rethink Your
Work
Write a
21-Day
Letter
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Share Your
Mission
Statement
Be a
Transition
Person Apologize
Make-Up
Day
Delegate
Tame Your
Technology
Get Clear on
the End in
Mind
Make-Up
Day
Get toSynergy
Model
a GoodCharacter Forgive
Make-UpDay
Finish Your
Mission
Statement
Live Your
Mission De-stress
Write a
Victory
Letter
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Week 1 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity it would be this Plan
your week each week before the week beginsrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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7 X 7 SCOREBOARD
Herersquos an overview of the daily activities for completing
your 7 X 7 Contract Place a check mark in the circle
when you complete each dayrsquos activity
Week
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
1
Plan YourWeek
Refine Your
MissionStatement Set a Goal
2Plan Your
Week
Practice
Empathic
Listening
Have a
Proactive
Day
3Plan Your
Week
Balance Your
Roles
Speak
Proactively
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Start
AchievingYour Goal Make aDeposit
Rate Your
Openness toDifferences Make-UpDay
Take Down
the Barriers
Leverage the
Strengths of
Others
Rethink a
Relationship
Make-Up
Day
Seek to Be
Understood
Live in
Quadrant 2
Rethink Your
Work
Write a
21-Day
Letter
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Share Your
Mission
Statement
Be a
Transition
Person Apologize
Make-Up
Day
Delegate
Tame Your
Technology
Get Clear on
the End in
Mind
Make-Up
Day
Get toSynergy
Model
a GoodCharacter Forgive
Make-UpDay
Finish Your
Mission
Statement
Live Your
Mission De-stress
Write a
Victory
Letter
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Week 1 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity it would be this Plan
your week each week before the week beginsrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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7 X 7 SCOREBOARD
Herersquos an overview of the daily activities for completing
your 7 X 7 Contract Place a check mark in the circle
when you complete each dayrsquos activity
Week
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
1
Plan YourWeek
Refine Your
MissionStatement Set a Goal
2Plan Your
Week
Practice
Empathic
Listening
Have a
Proactive
Day
3Plan Your
Week
Balance Your
Roles
Speak
Proactively
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Start
AchievingYour Goal Make aDeposit
Rate Your
Openness toDifferences Make-UpDay
Take Down
the Barriers
Leverage the
Strengths of
Others
Rethink a
Relationship
Make-Up
Day
Seek to Be
Understood
Live in
Quadrant 2
Rethink Your
Work
Write a
21-Day
Letter
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Share Your
Mission
Statement
Be a
Transition
Person Apologize
Make-Up
Day
Delegate
Tame Your
Technology
Get Clear on
the End in
Mind
Make-Up
Day
Get toSynergy
Model
a GoodCharacter Forgive
Make-UpDay
Finish Your
Mission
Statement
Live Your
Mission De-stress
Write a
Victory
Letter
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Week 1 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity it would be this Plan
your week each week before the week beginsrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Start
AchievingYour Goal Make aDeposit
Rate Your
Openness toDifferences Make-UpDay
Take Down
the Barriers
Leverage the
Strengths of
Others
Rethink a
Relationship
Make-Up
Day
Seek to Be
Understood
Live in
Quadrant 2
Rethink Your
Work
Write a
21-Day
Letter
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Share Your
Mission
Statement
Be a
Transition
Person Apologize
Make-Up
Day
Delegate
Tame Your
Technology
Get Clear on
the End in
Mind
Make-Up
Day
Get toSynergy
Model
a GoodCharacter Forgive
Make-UpDay
Finish Your
Mission
Statement
Live Your
Mission De-stress
Write a
Victory
Letter
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Week 1 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity it would be this Plan
your week each week before the week beginsrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
1 s 3 4 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Share Your
Mission
Statement
Be a
Transition
Person Apologize
Make-Up
Day
Delegate
Tame Your
Technology
Get Clear on
the End in
Mind
Make-Up
Day
Get toSynergy
Model
a GoodCharacter Forgive
Make-UpDay
Finish Your
Mission
Statement
Live Your
Mission De-stress
Write a
Victory
Letter
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Week 1 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity it would be this Plan
your week each week before the week beginsrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
Share Your
Mission
Statement
Be a
Transition
Person Apologize
Make-Up
Day
Delegate
Tame Your
Technology
Get Clear on
the End in
Mind
Make-Up
Day
Get toSynergy
Model
a GoodCharacter Forgive
Make-UpDay
Finish Your
Mission
Statement
Live Your
Mission De-stress
Write a
Victory
Letter
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Week 1 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity it would be this Plan
your week each week before the week beginsrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
1 s 3 4 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 1 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you were to ask me what single practice would
do more than any other to balance your life and
increase your productivity it would be this Plan
your week each week before the week beginsrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
1 s 3 4 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 1 Day 2REFINE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement defines your highest values
and priorities Invest 15ndash30 minutes in yourself
today and work on refining your Personal MissionStatement
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 1 Day 3SET A GOAL
Consider one of the goals you started in the
7 Habitsreg work session or pick a new one This
should be a personal or a work goal that reallymatters to youmdasha goal you can achieve or make
progress on in the next seven weeks On a piece
of paper define the outcome What would success
look like for you
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 1 Day 4START ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL
Look back at the goal yoursquove defined for yourself
What Big Rock activities do you need to do over
the next seven weeks to complete or make prog-ress toward that goal Schedule them now
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
1 s 3 4 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 1 Day 5MAKE A DEPOSIT
Your closest relationships are a source of great
meaning and purpose in your life Identify a key
relationship in your life that might be in disrepairMake a deposit today in that personrsquos Emotional
Bank Account
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
1 s 3 4 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Reject Tolerate Value
Race
Religion
Gender
Age
Politics
Week 1 Day 6RATE YOUR OPENNESS TO DIFFERENCES
Mark the box that best represents how you
respond to differences in each of the following
categories Do you reject tolerate or valuedifferences
Write down what you can do to better value
differences in each category
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
1 s 3 4 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 1 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
1 s 3 4 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 2 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goalsRemember the goal you set on Day 3 last
week
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe main thing is to keep the main thing themain thingrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First Practice Card 9
1 s 3 4 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 2 Day 2PRACTICE EMPATHIC LISTENING
Today practice listening for understanding In your
interactions with people try to reflect back the
feelings of others and the content of their message(You can do this on social media if yoursquod like)
Avoid the temptation to jump in and advise or
judge
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 2 Day 3HAVE A PROACTIVE DAY
Proactive people are the ldquocreative force of their
own livesrdquomdashthey choose their own way and take
responsibility for the results By contrast reactivepeople see themselves as victims Whatrsquos going on
in your life today that might make you reactive
Choose a proactive response and try it today
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 1
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 2 Day 4TAKE DOWN THE BARRIERS
Think about the goal you identified in Week 1
Day 3 Identify the obstacles yoursquore encountering
to achieve that goal Find someone today to help you brainstorm ways to overcome the obstacles
Use his or her strengths to compensate for your
weaknesses
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 2 Day 5LEVERAGE THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS
We are surrounded by the strengths of others
and we donrsquot tap into them enough On the table
below list your closest co-workers Next to eachname list that personrsquos unique strengths
What could you do today to take greater
advantage of the strengths of others in your
own work
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 18
Name Strengths
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 2 Day 6RETHINK A RELATIONSHIP
We sometimes overlook the people who really
matter to us Is there an important relationship
yoursquove neglected Take time to write down what your end in mind is for this relationship Do
something today to make that end in mind more
of a reality
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 2 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 3 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoThe week is the perfect unit of time It is not
too distant to do something about but itrsquos close
enough to be relevantrdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 3 Day 2BALANCE YOUR ROLES
In trying to fulfill all the key roles in our lives we
sometimes neglect one important role and get out
of balance Identify one of your most importantroles in lifemdashspouse partner professional parent
volunteer etcmdashthat you might be neglecting Do
something today to better fulfill that role
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 3 Day 3SPEAK PROACTIVELY
Reactive language is a sure sign that you see
yourself as a victim of circumstances instead of as a
proactive self-reliant person Try going one wholeday without using any reactive language like ldquoI
canrsquotrdquo or ldquoI have tordquo or ldquoYou make me so madrdquo
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 2
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 3 Day 4SEEK TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Think about an upcoming presentation or a
persuasive message you need to give someone
Make sure you understand other points of viewfirst Then practice giving your presentation to
another person or post it on social media Make
your point with both the courage of your convic-
tions and consideration for othersrsquo viewpoints
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood Practice Card 17
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 3 Day 5LIVE IN QUADRANT 2
Quadrant 2 is the quadrant of effectiveness Identify
a Quadrant 2 activity yoursquove been neglectingmdashone
that if done well would have a significant impactin your life either personally or professionally Do it
today or schedule some time to do it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 7
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 3 Day 6RETHINK YOUR WORK
On a piece of paper list five words that describe
how you feel about your job and your career at
this point in your life What do these words tell you about your paradigm of your job Now write
down five words yoursquod like to say about your job
Identify how your paradigm needs to change to
make that happen
Paradigms and Principles
of Effectiveness
See-Do-Get Cycle
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 3 Day 7WRITE A 21-DAY LETTER
Today is Day 21 of your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you today about your progress Please
write us a short message telling us about lessons yoursquove learned and experiences yoursquove had while
living the 7 Habits Are the 7 Habits making a
difference in your life What have you done to
make yourself a more effective person How have
the 7 Habits affected your most important
relationships
Send your letter to 7X7franklincoveycom
Thank you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 4 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoIf you only plan daily yoursquoll simply be managing
urgencies Weekly planning is the only sure way to
stay in Quadrant 2rdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 f 5 6 7WEEK
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 4 Day 2USE YOUR TIME WELL
At the start of the day use the Time Matrix below
to estimate how many hours you will spend in each
quadrant today At the end of the day record how
many hours you actually spent in each quadrant
How accurate were your estimates Are you satisfied
with the way you spent your time What do you
need to change
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
Q1
Q3 Q4DISTRACTION WASTE
NECESSITY
I M P O R T A N T
N O T I M P O R T A N T
URGENT
Q2 EFFECTIVENESS
NOT URGENT
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 4 Day 3MAKE A WIN-WIN AGREEMENT
Choose a relationship for which you would like to
develop a Win-Win Agreement This person could
be a work associate family member businesspartner or manager Try to put yourself in that
personrsquos place and write down on a piece of paper
what you think would be ldquowinsrdquo for that person
Then write down your own ldquowinsrdquo
Make a Win-Win Agreement today or schedule
time to complete it later
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 15
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 4 Day 4SHARE YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is not just for you those
who are close to you can benefit from knowing
your goals your values and your vision for yourown life Today share your Personal Mission
Statement with someone you trustmdasha friend a
family member or a close associate Ask him or her
to help you refine it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 4 Day 5BE A TRANSITION PERSON
We are all influenced by our pastmdashour upbringing
our genes our environmentmdashbut we are not de-
termined by it Think through the negative patterns your parents or grandparents might have passed on
to you (a bad habit a bad temper a bad attitude
etc) How are these things affecting you Do
something today to break that pattern
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Practice Card 4
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 4 Day 6 APOLOGIZE
Saying yoursquore sorry when yoursquove made a mistake
or hurt someone else can quickly restore an
overdrawn Emotional Bank Account It takescourage Who needs an apology from you Take a
chance and apologize to that person today
Public Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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1 2 3 4 g 6 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 41
Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 4 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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or your individual use only
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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36 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoTherersquos no better way to balance your life than to
view your life in terms of rolesrdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 g 6 7WEEK
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 g 6 7WEEK
39copy FranklinCovey
Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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40 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 g 6 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 41
Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
43copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
43copy FranklinCoveycopy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
45copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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46 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 47
Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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48 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 5 Day 2ELIMINATE THE UNIMPORTANT
Quadrants 3 and 4 are real time robbers These are
activities that steal time from you without giving
back Make a list of themmdashthe less important tasksthat take up too much of your time Circle the one
task that is the greatest culprit Do something today
to eliminate it or cut back on it
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
N O T I M P O R T A N T
Trivial work
Avoidance activities
Excessive relaxation
television gaming
Internet
Time-wasters
Gossip
Q3 Q4Needless interruptions
Unnecessary reports
Irrelevant meetings
Other peoplersquos minor issues
Unimportant email
tasks phone calls status
posts etc
DISTRACTION WASTE
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 5 Day 3LEARN FROM THE DIFFERENCES
Choose a political or social issue you care about
Put your personal views aside for the day Find
a few peoplemdashin person on social media or bysearching onlinemdashand find out their views Listen
for understanding Write down at least three new
perspectives or ideas you got from this exercise
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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1 2 3 4 g 6 7WEEK
39copy FranklinCovey
Task Delegate tohellip
Week 5 Day 4DELEGATE
You donrsquot have to do everything yourself and you
donrsquot have to be the boss to delegate Effective del-
egation is important to your personal productivityList on the table below the responsibilities yoursquove
taken on that others could do just as well Then
list people you could delegate them to Take steps
today to delegate those responsibilities
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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40 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 5 Day 5TAME YOUR TECHNOLOGY
Review how you are using technologymdashyour
smartphone your tablet your TVmdashwhatever you
use Do these tools serve you well or do theymake it hard for you to get things done and
personally connect with other people
Do one thing today to reduce the distractions from
your technology Here are some ideas
bull Turn off your alerts
bull Check your social media only once a day
bull Donrsquot let your device interrupt a
conversation with another person
bull Turn off your device during a Big Rockactivity
bull Donrsquot text while you drive
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 8
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1 2 3 4 g 6 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 41
Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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48 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 4257
1 2 3 4 g 6 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 41
Week 5 Day 6GET CLEAR ON THE END IN MIND
Do you have a clear end in mind for each task
meeting or interaction with family and friends
From todayrsquos schedule pick one work item andone personal item and write your end in mind for
each one
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 5
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
42 copy FranklinCovey
Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
43copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
43copy FranklinCoveycopy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
45copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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46 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 47
Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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48 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 5 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
43copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
45copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 47
Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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48 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
43copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquoOrganizing on a weekly basis provides much
greater balance and context than daily planning
There seems to be implicit cultural recognition of
the week as a single complete unit of timerdquo
mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things First
Practice Card 9
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
43copy FranklinCoveycopy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
44 copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
45copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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46 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 47
Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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48 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
copy FranklinCovey52
Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 5757
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 4557
7 X 7 CONTRACT
44 copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 2SEEK SOMETHING BETTER
Think about your work You spend so much of your
life and energy at it how often do you take stock
of your own productivity Ask a trusted co-workeror your manager how you could become a more
productive person Pick one item and start doing it
today
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
45copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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46 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 47
Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 4957
48 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 5257
1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 5357
7 X 7 CONTRACT
copy FranklinCovey52
Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 5457
1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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Week 6 Day 3LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Today work to develop a full understanding of a
viewpoint you donrsquot agree with Identify a
person who typically sees things differently from you on one issue or another Go to that person
and say ldquoYou see things differently I need to listen
to yourdquo Then do it Just listen Repeat back the
other personrsquos viewpoint until he or she feels you
fully understand
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to be Understood
Practice Card 16
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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or your individual use only
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51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 4GET TO SYNERGY
Synergy has real benefits when yoursquore trying to
solve a problem Find someone (or better yet a
group of people) today to talk to about a problemor an opportunity yoursquore facing Explain the
problem and your ideas for solving it Then ask this
question ldquoWould you help me come up with ideas
I havenrsquot thought of yetrdquo Take a few minutes to
brainstorm
Habit 6 Synergize
Practice Card 19
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 47
Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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48 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
copy FranklinCovey 47
Week 6 Day 5MODEL A GOOD CHARACTER
Think of a person who in your opinion has
excellent character Define some of the principles
of effectiveness that person lives by Which of thoseprinciples would you like to practice more often
in your own life Do something today to act on
those principles
Paradigms and Principles of
Effectiveness
Maturity Continuum
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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48 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
copy FranklinCovey52
Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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48 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 6 Day 6FORGIVE
Wersquove all been hurt at some time or another by
someone elsersquos thoughtless words or acts If yoursquove
been hurt and it still bothers you realize that per-son has weaknesses just as you do You donrsquot need
to carry around the burden of someone elsersquos flaws
Forgive that person today
Private Victory
Practice Card 11
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
copy FranklinCovey52
Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 5757
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 5057
1 2 3 4 5 h 7WEEK
49copy FranklinCovey
Week 6 Day 7MAKE-UP DAY
Use this day as a make-up day Do any activity
yoursquove missed during the week or just take the
day off
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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50 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 1PLAN YOUR WEEK
Find a quiet place where you can focus and spend
20ndash30 minutes to
983089 Connect with your mission roles and goals
983090 Schedule the Big Rocks Ask the Big Rocks
Question ldquoWhat are the one or two most
important things I can do in this role this
weekrdquo
983091 Organize the rest Schedule your other tasks
appointments and activities around your Big
Rocks
ldquo[You can] deeply enjoy spontaneous experiences
knowing that you have proactively organized your
week to accomplish key goals in every area of your
liferdquo mdashStephen R Covey
Remember that your Daily Private Victory is a
Big Rock for each day of the week
Habit 3 Put First Things FirstPractice Card 9
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
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Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
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This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
51copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 2OPEN YOUR HEART
Identify someone you donrsquot normally listen to
and ask ldquoHowrsquos it goingrdquo Open your heart and
practice Empathic Listening Yoursquoll be surprised atwhat you learn
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand
Then to Be Understood
Practice Card 16
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
copy FranklinCovey52
Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
copy FranklinCovey52
Week 7 Day 3BE ABUNDANT
Look around and identify someone who deserves
credit for something he or she has done or helped
you accomplish Be sure to privately or publiclyacknowledge that personrsquos contribution and give
credit where credit is due
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Practice Card 12
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
53copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 4FINISH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Your mission statement is your personal
constitution Yoursquove had time to refine it and get
feedback from others Now itrsquos time to complete your Personal Mission Statement Take time today
to finish it
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
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54 copy FranklinCovey
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 5LIVE YOUR MISSION
Now that yoursquove completed your Personal Mission
Statement pick one phrase or idea from it and live
it today Let your mission statement be a livingtestament to your vision values and goals
Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind
Practice Card 6
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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1 2 3 4 5 6 jWEEK
55copy FranklinCovey
Week 7 Day 6DE-STRESS
Life can be busy and stressful In addition to your
Daily Private Victory give yourself permission
to take 30 minutes just for yourself today Find astressbustermdashwhatever helps you relax mostmdashand
do it
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Practice Card 20
copy Franklin Covey Co All rights reserved
This publication is licensed for use with the Franklin Covey program
or your individual use only
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
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7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you
7252019 Seven Habits - 7x7 Contract
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullseven-habits-7x7-contract 5757
7 X 7 CONTRACT
Week 7 Day 7WRITE A VICTORY LETTER
Today you finish your 7 X 7 Contract Wersquod like
to hear from you about your experience Please
write us a short 7 Habits Victory Letter (or make avideo if yoursquod like) Tell us about your seven-week
experiment with the 7 Habits Think about these
questions
bull Which activity made the biggest difference
for you and why
bull How is your Personal Mission Statement
impacting your life
bull How have you improved a key relationship
bull How are you doing with your goals
bull How has the Daily Private Victory helped you to become more effective
bull How has weekly planning made a difference
for you
bull Have the 7 Habits become habits for you